Dark Brown Chorotega Pottery Handmade Decorative Round Vase - Nicoya's Earth Mate Gourd this decorative box holds a

this decorative box holds a secret

Eyes crinkled in a smile

then accented with 22k gold-plated edges

Drop length: 24 cm min L - x 30 cm max L

Natural soapstone finish with black stripes

Dark Brown Chorotega Pottery Handmade Decorative Round Vase - Nicoya's Earth Mate Gourd this decorative box holds aThis ceramic decorative vase is handcrafted by Chorotega pottery artisan Harry Garca of the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica. The round vase is hand painted a deep brown featuring a variety of linear and geometric motifs whose etching lets the natural ceramic sand color show through. Chorotega pottery is completely handmade with traditional techniques passed down through the generations for 3,000 years, and one of the last surviving cultural elements of